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Article: Simulating stress put on jaws. (ANSYS Inc.'s finite element analysis software)
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- Tooling & Production
- Article date:
- November 1, 1996
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Dental implants are fixtures for artificial teeth that are implanted directly into the jaw bone. As a permanent replacement for missing teeth, they are growing in popularity over the traditional denture treatment, but the current state of the art in implant technology can use some improvement. Current implants can come loose, and by exerting excessive levels of stress on the jaw, they can ultimately cause the bone to weaken.
ANSYS Inc's (Houston, PA) finite element analysis (FEA) software is being used by Crystal Medical Technology, Birmingham, AL, to simulate stresses on the jaw caused by dental implants. Crystal was founded by Clint Folsom with the goal of ...